Palyavaam

Palyavaam
Russian: Паляваам
Palyavaam; Russian: Паляваам
	View of the Palyavaam River
	Location of the mouth in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Palyavaam Range
• coordinates	68°0′34″N 177°41′51″E / 68.00944°N 177.69750°E
• elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)
Mouth
• location	Chaun
• coordinates	68°43′04″N 170°49′41″E / 68.7178°N 170.8281°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	416 km (258 mi)
Basin size	12,900 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Chaun→ East Siberian Sea

The Palyavaam (Russian: Паляваам) is a river in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is 416 kilometres (258 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 12,900 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi).^[1]

There is a small populated place in its basin also called Palyavaam. The Humpback whitefish, the East Siberian Grayling, Pink salmon, Chum salmon and Arctic char, are some of the fish species found in its waters.

Course

It has its source in the Palyavaam Range of the Chukotka Mountains. The Palyavaam flows in a roughly westward direction and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka. Finally it flows into the Chaun close to its outflow into the East Siberian Sea,^[1] at the Chaunskaya Bay near Rytkuchi.

The Palyavaam has numerous tributaries. The most important ones are the Elkakvun, Palyarynnat, Karpungveyem, Levtuttyveyem, Kookvyn, Vykvylvegyrgyn and Pekychyn.